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“The Pleasures of Scratching”: Matiérisme’s Critique of Vision

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Paideia

Part of the book series: Analecta Husserliana ((ANHU,volume 68))

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In 1949 Jean L’Anselme published a book dedicated to Jean Dubuffet entitled Histoire de l’Aveugle. Comprised of just four illustrations and a cover page, the book — or pamphlet — is held together by two staples. It contains no text save the last page in which the reader is informed that:

“Ceci a été composé á la main avec beaucoup de peine par l’auteur lui-même... pour l’art brut et pour Jean Dubuffet”

Il faut savoir rentrer dans l’ombre pour avoir la force de faire notre oeuvre.

(Bachelard)

Il existe dans l’oeil même une tache aveugle.

(Paulhan)

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Perry, R. (2000). “The Pleasures of Scratching”: Matiérisme’s Critique of Vision. In: Tymieniecka, AT. (eds) Paideia. Analecta Husserliana, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2525-5_24

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